WoW Cataclysm Classic Dragon Soul Raid

In our WoW Cataclysm Classic Dragon Soul Raid guide, you’ll learn about the new raid introduced in Phase 4. Here, we’ll cover the release date of the Dragon Soul raid, how to access the raid, new tier sets, loot, and bosses. You will also learn all the details about boss fights and their skills. And if you plan to get a legendary item from this raid, read our Fangs of The Father guide.

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Dragon Soul Raid Release Date

Dragon Soul is the final raid introduced in Phase 4 of World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic. The Dragon Soul raid will be available live on February 20. With the release of the raid, you will be able to head into the Dragon Soul and slay the black dragon, Deathwing.

Set within the Caverns of Time in Tanaris, Kalimdor, this raid challenges players to confront eight formidable bosses, culminating in a battle against Deathwing to prevent the destruction of Azeroth. Throughout the challenging raid, heroes receive assistance from Thrall and the dragonflights.

The raid has three difficulty levels:

• Raid Finder (LFR);
• Normal;
• Heroic.

Among these levels, Heroic Raid has considerably more demanding encounters. The players fight very demanding foes such as Ultraxion, Warmaster Blackhorn, and then, of course, the Madness of Deathwing.

How to Find Dragon Soul Raid

To access the Dragon Soul raid in WoW Cataclysm Classic, head to the Caverns of Time in Tanaris, Kalimdor. Once inside the Caverns, locate the Dragon Soul portal to enter the raid instance — /way 62.2, 28.2.

Dragon Soul Loot Item Level

• Normal: 397-403.
• Heroic: 410-416.
• Mount Experiment 12-B.
• Mount Life-Binder’s Handmaiden.
• Mount Reins of the Blazing Drake.

We can assist you in obtaining your desired gear in the Dragon Soul raid. Our professional players will swiftly guide you through the raid, ensuring you acquire your Best-in-Slot Gear.

Dragon Soul Tier Gear

Tier 13 Raid gear can be obtained by using Tokens that drop from bosses in the Dragon Soul raid. Tier Tokens in Dragon Soul drop from the following bosses:

• Helm – Warmaster Blackhorn;
• Shoulders – Hagara the Stormbinder;
• Chest – Ultraxion;
• Gloves – Warlord Zon’ozz;
• Legs – Yor’sahj the Unsleeping.

Alliance

Alliance players can exchange tokens for gear at coordinates /way 79.1, 69.4, inside the Hall of Champions in Stormwind City, Faldren Tillsdale.

Horde

Horde players can exchange tokens for gear at coordinates /way 48.7, 71.7, inside the Valley of Strength in Orgrimmar, Jamus’Vaz.

Tier 13 Sets

With the launch of World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic’s Phase 4, there becomes available for every class and specialty of armor sets referred to as Tier 13. The sets can be gotten with the raid of Dragon Soul and trading tokens, gotten from drops, for the pieces of the armor.

The enhanced armor sets, unveiled in Phase 4, can be gotten with the raid of Dragon Soul. There exists for every class of a different, individualized Tier 13 set, and this enhances the performance and abilities.

Dragon Soul Raid Loot Table

Each of the Dragon Soul raid’s bosses in WoW Cataclysm Classic has varying requirements and loot encounters and difficulty-specific. Raiders can achieve very potent raid gear and Tier Set Tokens with this raid. A challenging fight with Deathwing also can reward you with some of the best-loved pieces of gear in the game. Let’s take a peek at raid loot for raiders.

Dragon Soul Accessories Drops

Dragon Soul Cloth Drops

Dragon Soul Mail Drops

Dragon Soul Leather Drops

Dragon Soul Plate Drops

Dragon Soul Trinket Drops

Dragon Soul Weapon Drops

Among the rewards in the Dragon Soul raid, there is a variety of weapons and gear.

One-Handed

Off-Hand and Shield

Two-Handed

Rare Drops

BoE Trash Drops

Slot	Item	Type
Waist	Sash of Relentless Truth	Cloth Armor
Waist	Nightblind Cinch	Leather Armor
Waist	Girdle of Fungal Dreams	Leather Armor
Waist	Dragoncarver Belt	Mail Armor
Waist	Belt of Ghostly Graces	Mail Armor
Waist	Girdle of Soulful Mending	Plate Armor
Waist	Waistguard of Bleeding Bone	Plate Armor
Waist	Waistplate of the Desecrated Future	Plate Armor

BoP Trash Drops

Slot	Item	Type
Weapon	Ruinblaster Shotgun	Gun
Weapon	Spine of the Thousand Cuts	Main Hand Sword
Off-Hand	Dragonfire Orb	Off-Hand

Dragon Soul Crafting Recipes

Slot	Item	Type
Pattern	Pattern: Dreamwraps of the Light	Tailoring Pattern
Pattern	Pattern: Bracers of Unconquered Power	Tailoring Pattern
Pattern	Pattern: World Mender’s Pants	Tailoring Pattern
Pattern	Pattern: Lavaquake Legwraps	Tailoring Pattern
Pattern	Pattern: Bladeshadow Leggings	Leatherworking Pattern
Pattern	Pattern: Bladeshadow Wristguards	Leatherworking Pattern
Pattern	Pattern: Bracers of Flowing Serenity	Leatherworking Pattern
Pattern	Pattern: Bracers of the Hunter-Killer	Leatherworking Pattern
Pattern	Pattern: Deathscale Leggings	Leatherworking Pattern
Pattern	Pattern: Leggings of Nature’s Champion	Leatherworking Pattern
Pattern	Pattern: Rended Earth Leggings	Leatherworking Pattern
Pattern	Pattern: Thundering Deathscale Wristguards	Leatherworking Pattern
Plan	Plans: Bracers of Destructive Strength	Blacksmithing Plan
Plan	Plans: Foundations of Courage	Blacksmithing Plan
Plan	Plans: Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil	Blacksmithing Plan
Plan	Plans: Soul Redeemer Bracers	Blacksmithing Plan
Plan	Plans: Titanguard Wristplates	Blacksmithing Plan
Plan	Plans: Unstoppable Destroyer’s Legplates	Blacksmithing Plan

Dragon Soul Achievements

By completing the Glory of the Dragon Soul Raider meta-achievement, you can obtain the exclusive Twilight Harbinger mount. Additionally, completing the Dragon Soul raid will reward you with the following achievements:

Dragon Soul Bosses

In Dragon Soul raid you will face 8 mighty bosses in total. Each of them has distinct mechanics and will challenge your whole raid group. Therefore it’s really important to be prepared and learn about the tactics for each boss.

Morchok

Morchok is the first boss in the Dragon Soul raid in WoW Cataclysm Classic. He’s a giant, furious rock with the intelligence of a pebble. His favorite activities include stomping players into dust and tossing explosive crystals like a toddler flinging toys.

The fight itself is simple but annoying. Stick close to the boss, soak damage, and avoid standing in the Black Blood of the Earth. If you don’t, you’ll melt faster than a snowball in Firelands.

DPS Tips:

• Resonating Crystal – If targeted, run out but not too far — share the pain.
• Black Blood of the Earth – Do not stand in the black puddles unless you want to die like a clown.
• Kohcrom (Heroic Only) – Morchok’s evil twin joins the fight. Same mechanics, just double trouble.
• Furious Phase (20% HP) – Morchok attacks faster and harder. Burn him down before he deletes your raid.

Healer Tips:

• Stomp – Hits the whole raid, but tanks and one unlucky player take double damage. Heal them fast.
• Resonating Crystal – Three players (seven in 25-player) take a blast. Patch them up quickly.
• The Earth Consumes You! – Constant ticking raid damage. Keep everyone alive.
• Black Blood of the Earth – If players stand in the black goo, they take stacking damage. Heal them, but remind them they’re making bad life choices.

Tank Tips:

• Stomp – You and another player take a big hit. Be one of them and stay close.
• The Earth Consumes You! – Morchok drags you in. Be ready to move fast.
• Kohcrom (Heroic Only) – Two bosses means two tanks. Split them up.
• Furious Phase (20% HP) – Morchok goes berserk. Use defensive cooldowns and survive.

Morchok Abilities

In Cataclysm Classic Dragon Soul Morchok drops the following items:

Normal Difficulty	Heroic Difficulty
Essence of Destruction	Essence of Destruction
Mosswrought Shoulderguards	Mosswrought Shoulderguards
Robe of Glowing Stone	Robe of Glowing Stone
Mycosynth Wristguards	Mycosynth Wristguards
Underdweller’s Spaulders	Underdweller’s Spaulders
Girdle of Shattered Stone	Girdle of Shattered Stone
Sporebeard Gauntlets	Sporebeard Gauntlets
Brackenshell Shoulderplates	Brackenshell Shoulderplates
Pillarfoot Greaves	Pillarfoot Greaves
Rockhide Bracers	Rockhide Bracers
Petrified Fungal Heart	Petrified Fungal Heart
Breathstealer Band	Breathstealer Band
Hardheart Ring	Hardheart Ring
Infinite Loop	Infinite Loop
Seal of Primordial Shadow	Seal of Primordial Shadow
Signet of Suturing	Signet of Suturing
Bone-Link Fetish	Bone-Link Fetish
Cunning of the Cruel	Cunning of the Cruel
Indomitable Pride	Indomitable Pride
Vial of Shadows	Vial of Shadows
Windward Heart	Windward Heart
Hand of Morchok	Hand of Morchok
Vagaries of Time	Vagaries of Time
Razor Saronite Chip	Razor Saronite Chip

Warlord Zon’ozz

Zon’ozz is a massive, ugly squid who turns your raid into a game of ping-pong with the Void of the Unmaking. Instead of paddles, he smacks the ball using your face. The whole fight revolves around bouncing the void, soaking damage, and making healers question their life choices. Mess up, and Black Blood Eruption will wipe the raid.

DPS Tips:

• Void of the Unmaking – Stand near the void and bounce it, but don’t let it hit the edge.
• Zon’ozz Diffused – When the void collides with the boss, he takes extra damage. Burn him down!
• Tentacles (Heroic Mode) – Kill them fast, or they make the fight worse.

Healer Tips:

• Psychic Drain – Zon’ozz heals himself when hitting the tank. Keep the tank alive, or he gets free HP.
• Disrupting Shadows – Do NOT dispel near others, or you’ll launch them into orbit.
• Void Diffusion – When the void bounces, players take heavy shadow damage. Spam those heals.
• Black Blood of Go’rath – Raid-wide shadow damage for 30 seconds. Big AoE heals needed.

Tank Tips:

• Focused Anger – Zon’ozz hits harder over time. Prepare for big damage spikes.
• Psychic Drain – Face him away from the raid to avoid healing the boss.
• Claw of Go’rath (Heroic Mode) – Pick up the add, or it will spit ooze at random players.

Warlord Zon’ozz Abilities

In Cataclysm Classic Dragon Soul Warlord Zon’ozz drops the following items:

Normal Difficulty	Heroic Difficulty
Essence of Destruction	Essence of Destruction
Cord of the Slain Champion	Cord of the Slain Champion
Belt of Flayed Skin	Belt of Flayed Skin
Grotesquely Writhing Bracers	Grotesquely Writhing Bracers
Graveheart Bracers	Graveheart Bracers
Treads of Crushed Flesh	Treads of Crushed Flesh
Breathstealer Band	Breathstealer Band
Hardheart Ring	Hardheart Ring
Infinite Loop	Infinite Loop
Seal of Primordial Shadow	Seal of Primordial Shadow
Signet of Suturing	Signet of Suturing
Seal of the Seven Signs	Seal of the Seven Signs
Bone-Link Fetish	Bone-Link Fetish
Cunning of the Cruel	Cunning of the Cruel
Indomitable Pride	Indomitable Pride
Vial of Shadows	Vial of Shadows
Windward Heart	Windward Heart
Horrifying Horn Arbalest	Horrifying Horn Arbalest
Finger of Zon’ozz	Finger of Zon’ozz

Yor’sahj the Unsleeping

Yor’sahj is a lazy, disgusting blob-worshipper who lets his slimes do all the work. Instead of fighting like a real boss, he just stands there while Call Blood of Shu’ma summons random-colored globules, each granting him a nasty new ability.

DPS Tips:

• Kill the right slime! – Follow the raid leader’s call. Don’t hit the wrong one.
• Forgotten Ones (Dark Globule effect) – Kill these adds fast. If ignored, they overwhelm the raid.
• Mana Void (Cobalt Globule effect) – Melee ignores it, and casters kill it when mana is low.
• Burn the boss when slimes are dead – Yor’sahj doesn’t move. Free damage window!

Healer Tips:

• Void Bolt – Stacks Shadow damage on the tank. Keep them alive.
• Deep Corruption – If this is active, don’t spam heals. Too much healing explodes the raid.
• Searing Blood – The farther a player is from the boss, the more damage they take. Heal them first.
• Mana Void (Cobalt Globule effect) – Restores mana when killed. Keep healers alive until they die.

Tank Tips:

• Void Bolt – Stacks over time, causing heavy damage. Healers must stay focused.
• Acidic Globule effect – Boss does AoE Digestive Acid. Hold him in place for the raid.
• Searing Blood effect – Keep boss in the center, and ranged should stack closer.
• Forgotten Ones (Dark Globule effect) – Adds can’t be taunted, but help with positioning.

Yor’sahj the Unsleeping Abilities

In Cataclysm Classic Dragon Soul Yor’sahj the Unsleeping drops the following items:

Normal Difficulty	Heroic Difficulty
Essence of Destruction	Essence of Destruction
Belt of Flayed Skin	Interrogator’s Bloody Footpads
Grotesquely Writhing Bracers	Mindstrainer Treads
Graveheart Bracers	Heartblood Wristplates
Breathstealer Band	Breathstealer Band
Hardheart Ring	Hardheart Ring
Infinite Loop	Infinite Loop
Seal of Primordial Shadow	Seal of Primordial Shadow
Signet of Suturing	Signet of Suturing
Insignia of the Corrupted Mind	Insignia of the Corrupted Mind
Soulshifter Vortex	Soulshifter Vortex
Bone-Link Fetish	Bone-Link Fetish
Cunning of the Cruel	Cunning of the Cruel
Indomitable Pride	Indomitable Pride
Vial of Shadows	Vial of Shadows
Windward Heart	Windward Heart
Scalpel of Unrelenting Agony	Scalpel of Unrelenting Agony
Spire of Coagulated Globules	Spire of Coagulated Globules
Experimental Specimen Slicer	Experimental Specimen Slicer

Hagara the Stormbinder

Hagara thinks she’s a storm goddess, but she’s just an angry shaman with a lightning addiction. She hurls ice, lightning, and pain at the raid while cackling like an evil weather forecaster. Prepare to be frozen, electrocuted, and knocked around. If you were hoping for a simple fight where you stand still and smack the boss, too bad, you’ll spend half the fight running for your life.

DPS Tips:

• Kill Ice Tombs fast – Trapped players take constant damage. Free them ASAP.
• Frozen Tempest Phase – Kill Binding Crystals or the storm never ends.
• Lightning Storm Phase – Chain the lightning between Conductors to overload them.
• Burn Hagara when stunned – She takes 100% extra damage after Frozen Tempest or Lightning Storm.

Healer Tips:

• Focused Assault – The tank takes massive burst damage. Spam heals or lose them.
• Ice Tomb – Players inside take heavy DoT damage. Break them out fast.
• Frozen Tempest Phase – Raid-wide Frost damage. Big AoE heals are needed.
• Lightning Storm Phase – Nature damage hits everyone. Heal through it.
• Frostflake (Heroic Mode) – Do NOT dispel near the raid, or you’ll create a slow zone.

Tank Tips:

• Focused Assault – Huge burst damage. Use defensive cooldowns.
• Watery Entrenchment – Do NOT stand in the bubble, or you’ll drown.
• Lightning Elementals (Heroic Mode) – Move them near Conductors before they die.
• Keep Hagara in the middle – Gives DPS and healers space to dodge mechanics.

Hagara the Stormbinder Abilities

Ability Name	Who Must Focus	What to Do
Focused Assault	Tank/Healers	Survive
Ice Tomb	DPS/Healers	Kill Fast/Heal
Frozen Tempest	All	Kill Crystals
Ice Wave	All	Run!
Lightning Storm	All	Chain Lightning
Crystal Conductor	DPS	Chain & Overload
Frostflake (Heroic)	Healers	Dispel Carefully

In Cataclysm Classic Dragon Soul Hagara the Stormbinder drops the following items:

Normal Difficulty	Heroic Difficulty
Essence of Destruction	Essence of Destruction
Bracers of the Banished	Bracers of the Banished
Girdle of the Grotesque	Girdle of the Grotesque
Treads of Dormant Dreams	Treads of Dormant Dreams
Runescriven Demon Collar	Runescriven Demon Collar
Ring of the Riven	Ring of the Riven
Signet of Grasping Mouths	Signet of Grasping Mouths
Breathstealer Band	Breathstealer Band
Hardheart Ring	Hardheart Ring
Infinite Loop	Infinite Loop
Seal of Primordial Shadow	Seal of Primordial Shadow
Signet of Suturing	Signet of Suturing
Bone-Link Fetish	Bone-Link Fetish
Cunning of the Cruel	Cunning of the Cruel
Indomitable Pride	Indomitable Pride
Vial of Shadows	Vial of Shadows
Windward Heart	Windward Heart
Electrowing Dagger	Electrowing Dagger
Lightning Rod	Lightning Rod

Ultraxion

Ultraxion is hands down the most boring dragon in Dragon Soul. He doesn’t move, doesn’t chase, and just spams shadow magic at the raid like a grumpy spellcaster. But don’t be fooled — his attacks hit like a truck, and one mistake = instant death.

DPS Tips:

• Burn the Boss – Ultraxion is a DPS check. Kill him before Twilight Eruption wipes the raid.
• Fading Light – If targeted, press Heroic Will before the timer expires. Or die.
• Hour of Twilight – If assigned to soak, stay in the Twilight Realm. If not, press Heroic Will.

Healer Tips:

• Unstable Monstrosity – The raid takes constant ticking damage. Spam heals.
• Fading Light – If targeted, press Heroic Will or die instantly.
• Hour of Twilight – At least 3 players (5 in 25-man) must soak, or Azeroth explodes.
• Pick a Buff – Choose from:
• Gift of Life (Alexstrasza) – Stronger direct heals.
• Essence of Dreams (Ysera) – Heals apply extra AoE healing.
• Source of Magic (Kalecgos) – More mana regen.

Tank Tips:

• Unstable Monstrosity – Damage ramps up over time. Prepare for big hits.
• Fading Light – Press Heroic Will before the timer runs out. The threat resets after.
• Hour of Twilight – Tanks must soak! Use defensive cooldowns.
• Pick Up Thrall’s Buff – Last Defender of Azeroth makes defensive cooldowns stronger.

Ultraxion Abilities

Ability Name	Who Must Focus	What to Do
Unstable Monstrosity	Healers/All	Heal Through
Fading Light	DPS/Tank	Press Heroic Will
Hour of Twilight	Tanks/Soakers	Soak or Die
Twilight Eruption	All	Kill Fast
Heroic Will	All	Use Correctly
Gift of Life	Healers	Pick Buff
Essence of Dreams	Healers	Pick Buff
Source of Magic	Healers	Pick Buff
Last Defender of Azeroth	Tanks	Pick Buff

In Cataclysm Classic Dragon Soul Ultraxion drops the following items:

Normal Difficulty	Heroic Difficulty
Essence of Destruction	Essence of Destruction
Experiment 12-B	Experiment 12-B
Treads of Sordid Screams	Treads of Sordid Screams
Bracers of Looming Darkness	Bracers of Looming Darkness
Imperfect Specimens 27 and 28	Imperfect Specimens 27 and 28
Dragonfracture Belt	Dragonfracture Belt
Stillheart Warboots	Stillheart Warboots
Curled Twilight Claw	Curled Twilight Claw
Breathstealer Band	Breathstealer Band
Hardheart Ring	Hardheart Ring
Infinite Loop	Infinite Loop
Seal of Primordial Shadow	Seal of Primordial Shadow
Signet of Suturing	Signet of Suturing
Creche of the Final Dragon	Creche of the Final Dragon
Bone-Link Fetish	Bone-Link Fetish
Cunning of the Cruel	Cunning of the Cruel
Indomitable Pride	Indomitable Pride
Vial of Shadows	Vial of Shadows
Windward Heart	Windward Heart
Morningstar of Heroic Will	Ledger of Revolting Rituals
Ledger of Revolting Rituals	Morningstar of Heroic Will

Warmaster Blackhorn

Warmaster Blackhorn is the wannabe final boss of Dragon Soul Phase 4. He rides a big scary dragon, shouts a lot, and throws everything at the raid: fire, drakes, soldiers, and pain.

DPS Tips:

• Kill Drakes Fast – Ranged burn drakes down. If they live too long, the raid gets overwhelmed.
• Focus Adds First – Melee kills Elite Dreadblades and Slayers before switching to drakes.
• Dodge Blade Rush & Shockwave – If you stand still, you die. Move!
• Kill Goriona Fast – If she doesn’t flee, Blackhorn becomes a nightmare.
• Burn Blackhorn in Phase 2 – The faster he dies, the easier the fight.

Healer Tips:

• Twilight Onslaught & Barrages – Raid takes huge damage when soaking. Keep them up.
• Degeneration / Brutal Strike – Tanks get stacking DoTs. Heal fast or they fall over.
  Shockwave & Disrupting Roar – Stuns & interrupts can wreck the raid. Patch them up.
• Vengeance – The longer the fight, the harder he hits. Get ready for big healing.

Tank Tips:

• Pick Up Adds Fast – If adds run loose, DPS & Healers get farmed.
• Swap on Devastate Stacks – Too many stacks = dead tank. Swap before that happens.
• Face Blackhorn Away from Raid – Shockwave is a frontal cone. Don’t stun everyone.
• Soak Twilight Onslaught – Stand in it to absorb big damage and keep the ship afloat.

Warmaster Blackhorn Abilities

In Cataclysm Classic Dragon Soul Warmaster Blackhorn drops the following items:

Normal Difficulty	Heroic Difficulty
Essence of Destruction	Essence of Destruction
Janglespur Jackboots	Janglespur Jackboots
Shadow Wing Armbands	Shadow Wing Armbands
Belt of the Beloved Companion	Belt of the Beloved Companion
Goriona’s Collar	Goriona’s Collar
Breathstealer Band	Breathstealer Band
Hardheart Ring	Hardheart Ring
Infinite Loop	Infinite Loop
Seal of Primordial Shadow	Seal of Primordial Shadow
Signet of Suturing	Signet of Suturing
Starcatcher Compass	Starcatcher Compass
Bone-Link Fetish	Bone-Link Fetish
Cunning of the Cruel	Cunning of the Cruel
Indomitable Pride	Indomitable Pride
Vial of Shadows	Vial of Shadows
Windward Heart	Windward Heart
Ataraxis, Cudgel of the Warmaster	Ataraxis, Cudgel of the Warmaster
Visage of the Destroyer	Visage of the Destroyer
Blackhorn’s Mighty Bulwark	Blackhorn’s Mighty Bulwark
Timepiece of the Bronze Flight	Timepiece of the Bronze Flight

Spine of Deathwing

This isn’t a fight against Deathwing — it’s a fight against his back. He rolls, shakes, and spawns blood, tentacles, and abominations to kill you. Your job? Rip off his armor plates before the raid wipes.

If you stand in the wrong place, Deathwing yeets you into the Maelstrom. Welcome to Cata Classic Phase 4, where Deathwing himself is the battlefield.

DPS Tips:

• Kill Corruptions First – They stun players and block new adds from spawning.
• Break Fiery Grip Fast – If not, healers and tanks get locked down and die.
• Kill Bloods Near the Amalgamation – They soak Residue and power it up.
• Burn Burning Tendons Fast – This is the ONLY WAY to remove armor plates. Fail = wipe.

Healer Tips:

• Searing Plasma – Puts a healing absorption debuff on players. Heal it off fast.
• Fiery Grip – Stuns a random player for 30 seconds. DPS must break it ASAP.
• Blood Corruption (Heroic Mode) – Dispel carefully or risk blowing up the raid.
• Raid-wide Damage – Superheated Amalgamations & Blood Explosions deal massive damage. Be ready.

Tank Tips:

• Pick Up Hideous Amalgamations – They grow stronger by absorbing Corrupted Blood.
• Kite Amalgamations to 9 Stacks – Then explode them near an armor plate to rip it off.
• Control Corrupted Blood – Blood explodes when killed. Position it near the Amalgamation.
• Watch Deathwing’s Rolls – If everyone stacks on one side, he throws the raid off. Stay balanced.

Spine of Deathwing Abilities

Aside from this formidable weapon, in Cataclysm Classic Dragon Soul Spine of Deathwing drops the following items:

Normal Difficulty	Heroic Difficulty
Essence of Destruction	Essence of Destruction
Gloves of Liquid Smoke	Gloves of Liquid Smoke
Molten Blood Footpads	Molten Blood Footpads
Belt of Shattered Elementium	Belt of Shattered Elementium
Backbreaker Spaulders	Backbreaker Spaulders
Gauntlets of the Golden Thorn	Gauntlets of the Golden Thorn
Eye of Unmaking	Eye of Unmaking
Heart of Unliving	Heart of Unliving
Resolve of Undying	Resolve of Undying
Will of Unbinding	Will of Unbinding
Wrath of Unchaining	Wrath of Unchaining

Madness of Deathwing

You fought his back, now you rip off his limbs. Welcome to Cata Classic Phase 4, where you jump between floating islands to punch Deathwing’s ugly fingers until he finally gives up. Expect tentacles, meteors, and fire — all just to stall you. Kill everything before he drops his massive head on the raid and wipes you all. This is the final fight of Dragon Soul.

Defeating Deathwing allows rogues to complete the questline for the legendary daggers, Fangs of the Father. If you wish to obtain these without investing significant time, our team can assist you in acquiring them efficiently.

DPS Tips:

• Kill Mutated Corruption First – If you’re too slow, tanks get one-shot by Impale.
• Elementium Bolt Must Die – If it lands, the raid takes massive Fire damage.
• Kill Blistering Tentacles at 75%/50%/25% – They can’t be cleaved, so swap targets fast.
• Burn Deathwing Fast in Phase 2 – If you stall too long, raid damage becomes unhealable.

Healer Tips:

• Searing Plasma (Phase 1) – Healing absorbs must be removed ASAP.
• Corrupted Blood (Phase 2) – Raid takes increasing Fire damage. Heal through it.
• Shrapnel (Phase 2) – A random player gets one-shot unless they use the Dream ability to survive.
• Tetanus (Phase 2) – Stacking tank debuff. The tank needs massive healing.

Tank Tips:

• Pick Up Mutated Corruption ASAP – Face it away from the raid. Impale = instant death if mishandled.
• Swap on Elementium Terrors (Phase 2) – Tetanus stacks too high = dead tank.
• Soak Elementium Bolt if Needed – If it lands, pop cooldowns and pray.

Madness of Deathwing Abilities

A list of Deathwing loot drops on Normal vs Heroic difficulties:

Normal Difficulty	Heroic Difficulty
Essence of Destruction	Essence of Destruction
Gloves of Liquid Smoke	Gloves of Liquid Smoke
Molten Blood Footpads	Molten Blood Footpads
Belt of Shattered Elementium	Belt of Shattered Elementium
Backbreaker Spaulders	Backbreaker Spaulders
Gauntlets of the Golden Thorn	Gauntlets of the Golden Thorn
Eye of Unmaking	Eye of Unmaking
Heart of Unliving	Heart of Unliving
Resolve of Undying	Resolve of Undying
Will of Unbinding	Will of Unbinding
Wrath of Unchaining	Wrath of Unchaining

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In our WoW Cataclysm Classic Dragon Soul Raid guide, you’ve discovered everything needed to conquer the new Dragon Soul raid. Good luck in the final Cataclysm Classic raid defeat Deathwing and claim valuable rewards!